Help! Fender tabs snapped by Pep Boys!
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Help! Fender tabs snapped by Pep Boys!
Well my dad drove my car today and took it to Pep Boys because it has had a little vibration in the front end for awhile. Well guess what they used to jack on, the tabs that hold the front fenders on. I never let anyone jack my car up unless i am right there to make sure it doesnt happen. So i am going back tomorrow to try and make them pay for it. I remember that someone a while back had the same problem at Pep Boys and actually told them not to jack on it and ended up getting money in court. I cant find the thread though. So anyone with experience with this please chime in.
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ya the driver side the fender in two right by the tab and the pass side has been bent before i had the car and bent back and i think it might break when i bend it back again, but i am not going to try till i show the shop what they did
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The are held liable for any damages your car sustained during its visit their. Why didnt your dad step in? My mom - not that she will ever drive my car (its to low for her) knows that no one, i mean no one fu.. with my car unless i am there because of that
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Well my dad drove my car today and took it to Pep Boys because it has had a little vibration in the front end for awhile. Well guess what they used to jack on, the tabs that hold the front fenders on. I never let anyone jack my car up unless i am right there to make sure it doesnt happen. So i am going back tomorrow to try and make them pay for it. I remember that someone a while back had the same problem at Pep Boys and actually told them not to jack on it and ended up getting money in court. I cant find the thread though. So anyone with experience with this please chime in.
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we r going back tomorrow he said he didnt notice it or he would have said something. i dont know how. I would have been in the garage with them. my passenger side fender is sticking so far out and the other i can pull out and it flops back. i told him i always want to be there if anyone is doing anything to it i guess it didnt sink in though. thanks sleepinghawk that is the exact thing i was looking for.
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That doesn't sound good. You car is probably totaled by now; just turn it in to your insurance. Hey, you know what I was just thinking; my car is nicer than yours now. This is a first.
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If it is bent which its sounds like what happend. Make sure you Disconnect the fender from the metal body seam before bending back. If you take the 2 bolts off then bend the metal tab back it should not be a big deal. But if you try and bend the tab and fender while they are hooked together you are going to break the plastic fender. I know from first hand experience. hey dont feel bad the Experts at the Tire Rack did it too me too!!!!!!!!!!!!
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well they said they would pay for it we just have to get two estimates, but i was thinking of just fixing them by putting screws through the plastic into the metal. i saw someone on here do that and it didnt look bad u could hardly tell, and just pocketing the money. what would u guys do?